Mercy College reviews

3.7

73% would recommend to a friend

(268 total reviews)

Timothy Hall

83% approve of CEO

48% positive business outlook

Mercy College has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 268 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Mercy College employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

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268 reviews
2.0
Sep 4, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Generous vacation, sick, and personal time If you have to work on the weekend, you get a day off during the week Easy to have a work life balance Great job if you have little experience working in higher education to get your foot in the door Generous tuition remission

Cons

The turnover rate is abysmal, many employees have been there a year or less There is no system in place to train new employees, each campus does it differently Only a handful of people have been there for more than a few years and they are normally in higher positions because of all the turnover Assistant and associate directors more often than not are too young and inexperienced for their roles Management is not supportive of their employees, they yes you to death when you have new ideas and do not follow up with them Salary is not competitive with schools in the area

1.0
Aug 27, 2017

PACT Counselor

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

There are a handful of good people working there. Unfortunately, the good ones tend to leave early. What the institution stands for is just fine. Advising software and technology is up to speed.

Cons

- If you have prior academic advising experience; stay away from PACT. - If you prefer autonomy in your day to day tasks; stay away from PACT. - Micromanagement is inevitable. - You will not be compensated accordingly, regardless of the market. - Academic Advisors in the NYC metropolitan area make more, doing less work. - You are required to work Saturdays, if you are lucky, you will see a student in the hallway, thus wasting your time, gas, and commuting costs. - Outreach campaigns have potential to upset you sooner rather than later. - PACT Counselors are expected to be saviors. - Don't pursue a graduate degree, your paycheck will take a huge hit due to taxes. - Monotonous assignment after monotonous assignment. - The turnover rate is rampant. - Stop advertising to students counselors can discuss financial aid concerns. There is a financial aid office for that. - Having advisors assist with move-in day? Never heard of such a thing. - Having advisors stand at commencement for 8 hours? - Assistant Counselors have to work 2 Saturdays in order to get a comp day.

2.0
Aug 23, 2017

PACT Counselor

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

-If you can make the right friends the office is a good environment. - Good medical coverage - It's great when you get to help students.

Cons

- Lots of micromanaging - Cliches - Poor Management

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